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Improvement Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Applied During Exercise Training in Stroke Patients With Upper Limb and Hand Motor Function

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stroke
Interventions
Device: tDCS stimulation with hand task
Device: sham tDCS stimulation with hand task
Registration Number
NCT05275114
Lead Sponsor
Yun-Hee Kim
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to improve the effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) applied during exercise training in stroke patients with upper limb and hand motor function.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged 19 to 80 years
  • Less than 58 FMA Upper scores
  • Patients whose lesions do not include stimulation regions
  • Patients with stroke with more than 3 months of onset
Exclusion Criteria
  • Difficult to communicate due to severe language impairment.
  • Accompanied by an existing serious neurogenic disease
  • Existing significant psychiatric disorders such as major schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
  • If there are difficulties in conducting the research
  • Any patients who are judged by the investigator to be difficult to participate in this study
  • Patients with contraindicated MRI scans

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hand Tasks + M1(1mA) & aIPS(1mA) tDCStDCS stimulation with hand task20 minutes of Hand Taks + applying 30 minutes of M1(1mA) \& aIPS(1mA) tDCS and fNIRS
Hand Tasks + Sham tDCSsham tDCS stimulation with hand task20 minutes of Hand Tasks + 30 minutes of sham tDCS and fNIRS
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Fugl-Meyer AssessmentSession 0 (initial visit);; Session 10 (at approximatel 4 weeks)

The score is a stroke-specific, performance-based impairment index. The degree of impairment of upper and lower limbs is measured.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Box and Block testBaseline(initial visit); Session 10 (at approximatel 4 weeks)

The test is used to measure the gross manual dexterity of a patient, or of a person using an upper limb prosthetic device.

Change in Grip & Tip pinch strengthBaseline(initial visit); Session 10 (at approximatel 4 weeks)

The test is to measure the maximum isometric strength of hand, forearm, and finger muscles.

Changes in Brain activation of resting-state functional MRI[Time Frame: session 0 (initial visit); session 10 (at approximately 4 weeks)]

Measure of Neuroplasticity

Change in 9-hole pegboard testBaseline(initial visit); Session 10 (at approximatel 4 weeks)

The test is a standardized, quantitative assessment used to measure finger dexterity of a patient.

Change in Sequential finger tapping reaction time and accruacyBaseline(initial visit); Session 10 (at approximatel 4 weeks)

Response time and accuracy are measured during finger tapping task.

Change in Jebsen-Taylor hand function testBaseline(initial visit); Session 10 (at approximatel 4 weeks)

This test is a standardized and objective measure of fine and gross motor hand function using simulated activities of daily living (ADL).

Changes in motor evoked potential[Time Frame: session 0 (initial visit); session 10 (at approximately 4 weeks)]

Resting motor threshold (rMT) and amplitude of motor evoked potential in first dorsal interosseous muscle are measured. These outcomes are measured by transcranial magnetic stimulation over the motor hotspot. The rMT is defined as the minimum stimulus intensity that produced a minimal motor evoked response at rest. The amplitude means peak to peak of the muscle response.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Samsung Medical Center

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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